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What lies beyond familiar frontiers? Investigate emerging tech—like quantum computing and AI—transforming traditional sectors.

Deep Tech

How does automation advance industry? Analyze robotic arms, drones, and AI-driven tools reshaping manufacturing and services.

Robotics

Robotic arms, legs, and lower prices present a challenge to the embattled US company.

Chinese robot vacuums leave Roomba in the dust with arms and legs | KrASIA

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Chinese robot vacuums leave Roomba in the dust with arms and legs

Spotlighting Asia&#039;s next wave of innovations.

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As part of 36Kr’s ongoing partnership with Nikkei, you can read selected content from Nikkei Asia on KrASIA.

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What sets the bar for convenience? Examine on-demand platforms, subscription models, and personalization transforming consumer expectations.

Consumer Services

How do ideas shape industries? Learn how content, design, and digital artistry influence branding, marketing, and cultural impact.

Creative

Where do style and commerce meet? Examine supply chains, sustainable sourcing, and digital trends influencing global fashion markets.

Fashion

How do stores adapt to digital shifts? Explore e-commerce integration, inventory analytics, and omnichannel strategies for modern shoppers.

Retail

Once a niche outdoor brand, Salomon’s shoes have become a coveted status symbol in China.

How Salomon won over China’s middle-class fashion scene | KrASIA

How Salomon won over China’s middle-class fashion scene

36Kr is China's most influential business and technology network. Since 2010, 36Kr has been delivering high-quality content focused on China’s innovation and new economy trends. With its extensive traffic and network, 36Kr has built a comprehensive database and strong data analytics capabilities to provide insights into China’s technology landscape.

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Hong Kong

Beijing moves to inject public funds into state-owned banks, albeit quietly.

Analysis: Will China face same fate as post-bubble Japan? | KrASIA

Analysis: Will China face same fate as post-bubble Japan?

Grab, a Southeast Asian superapp, provides ride-hailing, food delivery, and mobile payments, connecting millions to on-demand services.

Grab

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How do platforms deliver on immediacy? Analyze ride-hailing, instant deliveries, and gig models meeting consumer needs fast.

On-demand Services

Grab had a humble beginning but it is now set to go public in the world's largest SPAC merger.

All eyes on Grab: From a Harvard University project to a USD 40 billion business | KrASIA

All eyes on Grab: From a Harvard University project to a USD 40 billion business

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Khamila Mulia

Bukalapak, an Indonesian marketplace, empowers small merchants and connects consumers with diverse products online.

Bukalapak

Dana, an Indonesian mobile wallet, streamlines bill payments, QR transactions, and peer-to-peer transfers.

Dana

Ovo, an Indonesian e-wallet, enables digital payments, money transfers, and loyalty rewards for everyday transactions.

How do clicks replace aisles? Explore global marketplaces, payment solutions, and technology accelerating online retail’s growth.

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How does finance become frictionless? Examine digital banking, payment innovation, and lending platforms redefining financial access.

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Grab reportedly bought a 4% stake in Indonesia’s conglomerate Emtek, which has strategic interests in e-commerce and payments.

Grab aims to solidify position in market with stake in Emtek, eyes potential partnerships with Bukalapak and Dana | KrASIA

Grab aims to solidify position in market with stake in Emtek, eyes potential partnerships with Bukalapak and Dana

Southeast Asia’s tech ecosystem is a melting pot of startups and businesses of all sizes, all vying for rapid growth.

When do companies invite public investment? Understand listing criteria, underwriter roles, and regulatory steps defining initial offerings.

What redefines personal transport? Investigate pricing models, user experience, and new entrants reshaping door-to-door mobility.

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Accumulated losses reach USD 10 billion; Singapore company raises Myanmar risk.

Grab CEO takes 60% of voting rights: 5 take-aways from IPO plan | KrASIA

Grab CEO takes 60% of voting rights: 5 take-aways from IPO plan

Uber is a mobility platform that connects users to ride-hailing, food delivery, and logistics services, operating in cities worldwide.

Uber

The US market serves as both the backbone and the driving force behind global technological advancements.

With Grab in the spotlight for the largest ever SPAC merger that brands the company with a valuation close to USD 40 billion, KrASIA set out to answer that question. To find out what it is like to be part of a company that has reshaped not only the socioeconomic conditions in Southeast Asia but also the physical feel of the region’s urban nodes, I spoke with five people who have worked at Grab in its various phases, from shortly after its inception to the present, each pouring all their energies into tasks at different divisions to make Grab what it is today.

Grabbing the wheel: Inside the company that ran Uber off the road en route to the largest SPAC merger ever | KrASIA

Grabbing the wheel: Inside the company that ran Uber off the road en route to the largest SPAC merger ever

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Brady Ng

Why do firms join forces? Investigate synergy goals, valuation methods, and negotiations driving corporate consolidation.

Merger &amp; Acquisition

What fuels startup ecosystems? Review funding rounds, investor strategies, and market insights guiding entrepreneurial growth.

Venture Capital

Grab announced today that it will undergo a SPAC merger with Altimeter Growth Corporation (NASDAQ: AGC) that will place a USD 39.6 billion valuation on the Southeast Asian company.

Grab steers into New York for world's largest SPAC merger | KrASIA

Grab steers into New York for world&#8217;s largest SPAC merger

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Ursula Florene

Grab Financial Group’s senior managing director Reuben Lai says he is passionate about using business channels to create impact and change in the lives of Grab customers.Lai joined Grab in 2015 when the company offered just one service—rides. He was a believer in Anthony Tan’s mission to build a company that has a dual bottom line in financial outcomes and social influence. “That resonated with me,” Lai told KrASIA.

Grab Financial Group’s Reuben Lai on banking on the unbanked | KrASIA

Grab Financial Group’s Reuben Lai on banking on the unbanked

Gojek, an Indonesian superapp, covers on-demand rides, food delivery, and financial services, enriching daily urban life.

Gojek

Shopee, a Southeast Asian online marketplace, features interactive shopping, flash deals, and localized payment options.

Shopee

How do goods and people flow worldwide? Examine transport networks, logistics innovations, and policies shaping global connectivity.

Transportation

The pandemic has sapped the income of gig workers in Indonesia. Yet, there are opportunities in the digital economy for those who switch gears quickly.

‘I lost my bike and could barely afford my three meals’—how the virus hit Indonesia’s gig drivers | Tech in Culture | KrASIA

‘I lost my bike and could barely afford my three meals’—how the virus hit Indonesia’s gig drivers | Tech in Culture

SEA to offer $400m convertible notes after losses tripled in Q1

Sea Group operates digital entertainment (Garena), e-commerce (Shopee), and fintech (SeaMoney) platforms across Southeast Asia.

Sea Group

Traveloka, a Southeast Asian travel platform, helps users book flights, hotels, and local experiences seamlessly.

Traveloka

E-commerce powered one of the pandemic's biggest winners.

Cash splash: How Sea became Southeast Asia's biggest public company | KrASIA

Cash splash: How Sea became Southeast Asia&#8217;s biggest public company

Southeast Asian ride-hailing and multi-service app Grab is in merger talks with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) led by Silicon Valley-based investment firm Altimeter Capital Management, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. A possible deal could be valued between USD 35 billion and USD 40 billion, which would be the largest SPAC merger on record.